Ph.D./Doctoral Programs (3-Year Doctoral Programs)
Public Policy Program
The Public Policy Program was launched in 2002. Students in this Program learn to conduct high-level policy research, master the disciplines required for conducting policy research, write academic research papers in social science, teach at institutions of higher education, and improve their proficiency in foreign languages.
The program accepts students who have demonstrated high academic capability after completing the Master Program in Public Policy. Those who have completed master's courses in relevant areas of study at other institutions are also welcome. Such prospective students may enter the program after passing internal examinations given by us, in order to confirm their academic ability.
In addition to lectures and seminars, students also have opportunities to participate in more practical research activities while writing their dissertation. For example, they may get involved in on-going research projects at our Policy Research Center or participate in collaborative research with governmental research organizations jointly working with GRIPS.
Within the program, students can belong to diverse fields appropriate to their research interests, such as General, Politics, Economics, Mathematical Analysis, Development, International Development, and Cultural Policy.
| Category | Course Title | Instructor |
|---|---|---|
| Politics | Special Seminar for Policy Process | Iio |
| Special Seminar for Japanese Politics | Takenaka | |
| Advanced International Relations | Yamamoto | |
| Advanced International Political Economy | Chey | |
| Advanced Security Studies | Michishita | |
| International Relations in East Asia | Shiraishi | |
| Japan's Foreign Policy | TBA | |
| American Foreign Policy | Mori | |
| Politics and Diplomacy in Postwar Japan | TBA | |
| Diplomatic History of Modern Japan | TBA | |
| Special Seminar for Administrative History | TBA | |
| International Situation and Japanese National Security Policy | Ota Fumio | |
| Scope and Methods of Case Studies | Iio | |
| Social Science Methodology for Qualitative Analysis | Iio | |
| Social Science Methodology for Quantitative Analysis | Masuyama | |
| Security and International Studies Dissertation Seminar | Michishita, et al. | |
| Advanced Political Economy of Modern Japan | Tsunekawa | |
| Advanced International Political Economy of Money and Finance | Chey | |
| Advanced Political Economy of East Asia | Tsunekawa | |
| Advanced International Relations in Europe | TBA | |
| Japan's ODA Policy (advanced) | TBA | |
| Courses not listed in this table, admitted by each student's advisory committee. | ||
| Economic Theory | Advanced Microeconomics I | Yasuda |
| Advanced Microeconomics II | Yasuda | |
| Advanced Microeconomics III | Sonobe | |
| Advanced Microeconomics IV | Sonobe | |
| Advanced Macroeconomics I | Hsu | |
| Advanced Macroeconomics II | Esteban-Pretel | |
| Advanced Macroeconomics III | Hsu | |
| Advanced Macroeconomics IV | Ikeda | |
| Advanced Econometrics I | Arai | |
| Advanced Econometrics II | Leon-Gonzalez | |
| Advanced Econometrics III | Leon-Gonzalez | |
| Advanced Econometrics IV | Ikeda | |
| Advanced Development Economics | Yamauchi | |
| Courses not listed in this table, admitted by each student's advisory committee. | ||
| Quantitative Analysis | Statistical Data Analysis | Tsuchiya, Morohosi |
| Applied Statistics | Tsuchiya, Morohosi | |
| Mathematics for Planning | Oyama, Tsuchiya, Morohosi | |
| Mathematical Modeling Analysis | Oyama, Tsuchiya, Morohosi | |
| Operations Research | Oyama, Tsuchiya | |
| Optimization and Simulation | Oyama, Tsuchiya, Morohosi | |
| Seminar on Statistical Data Analysis | Tsuchiya, Morohosi | |
| Seminar on Mathematical Modeling | Oyama, Tsuchiya, Morohosi | |
| Seminar on Policy Simulation | Oyama, Tsuchiya, Morohosi | |
| Courses not listed in this table, admitted by each student's advisory committee. | ||
| Development Policy | Sociological Research | Shimomura |
| Special Seminar for Sociology | Shimomura | |
| Advanced Topics in National Development Policy and Infrastructure Investment | Morichi | |
| Advanced Design of Infrastructure | Shinohara | |
| Advanced Topics in Transportation System and Planning | Hibino | |
| Advanced National Development and Institution for Transportation Infrastructure | Morichi | |
| Advanced Disaster Risk Management | Okazaki | |
| Courses not listed in this table, admitted by each student's advisory committee. | ||
| Cultural Policy | Advanced Topics in Cultural Capital and Policy Issues | Kakiuchi |
| Advanced Topics in Arts Policy | Kakiuchi | |
| Advanced Topics in Cultural Policy | Neki | |
| Cultural Policy Research Seminar II | TBA | |
| Cultural Policy Research Seminar II | TBA | |
| Cultural Policy Research Seminar III | TBA | |
| Heritage Policy System in Japan | Kakiuchi | |
| International System of Preserving Cultural Heritage | Sato | |
| Heritage Policy System in Europe | Greffe | |
| Heritage for Development | Kakiuchi | |
| Courses not listed in this table, admitted by each student's advisory committee. |
Graduates from this program have diverse options when choosing their career paths. To list a few of the graduates from this program:
• Acting Executive Director, Institute of Policy Analysis and Research (IPAR), Nairobi (Kenya, 2005)
• Director of the Center for Economic Analysis and Training, National Economics University, Hanoi (Vietnam, 2008)
• Director and Chief Economist, Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Vietnam, 2008)
• Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, University of Dhaka (Bangladesh, 2008)
• Dean, College of Business, De La Salle University, Manila (Philippines, 2008)
• Senior Researcher, Central Research Institute for Electric Power Industry (Japan, 2007)
• Senior Researcher, Railway Technical Research Institute (Japan, 2007)
| Country | Typical Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Canadian Program Support Unit |
| Ethiopia | Ethiopian Development Research Institute (EDRI) ,Mekelle University |
| Egypt | Cairo University |
| Indonesia | Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) |
| Japan | Research Institute of Economy, Trade & Industry,Japan Science and Technology Agency,British Embassy Tokyo |
| Sri Lanka | Central Bank of Sri Lanka |
| Thailand | Ministry of Finance |
| Uzbekistan | Central Bank of Uzbekistan |
| Vietnam | Ministry of Education and Training |
"A Human Resource Evaluation Method of Road Organization for the Road Maintenance Demands"
"The Roles of Human Capital and Social Capital in the Transformation of Village-Based Industrial Clusters: Evidence from Northern Vietnam"
"Geography and Trade in Central Asia"
"Applying Systems Analysis Approaches for Measuring the Robustness and Improving the Safety of Urban Transportation Network Systems"
"The Impact of Policy Reforms on Pakistan's Trade Performance: An Econometric Analysis"
"The Economics of International Migration: A Perspective from the Source Countries"
"Essays on Regional Exchange Rate Management and Trade Integration in East Asia"
"A Quantitative Investigation of the Japanese Government Subsidies Policy for the Private Universities"
"Measuring the Management Efficiency of Vertically Integrated Electric Utilities"
"Dynamics of Exchange Rate Regime Transition: An Application of the Multi-state Markov Model"
"Multistage Use of Parametric and Non-Parametric Efficiency Measurements and The Applications"
Public Policy Program in brief
Equips public administrators and researchers in the field of policy studies with advanced skills and practical knowledge for policy analysis
Program Director
Vice President and Senior Professor Tatsuo Oyama
Associate Director
Senior Professor Shigeru Morichi
Professor Jun Suzuki
Degrees Offered
Ph.D. in Public Policy
Ph.D. in Government
Ph.D. in Social Systems Analysis
Ph.D. in Cultural Policy
Scholarship
•GRIPS Fellowship
For International Students Only:
•Japanese Government (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology [MEXT])
Language of Instruction
English
Japanese
Time Schedule
Program duration...3 years
Enrollment...April, October
Graduation...March, September
How to Apply
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Application Deadline
August to December
Application Result Notification
February (GRIPS Fellowship), early July (MEXT)
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